Snort 1.8.0/1.8.1/1.8.2 IP Defragmenter frag2 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Snort 1.8.0/1.8.1/1.8.2. This affects an unknown part of the component IP Defragmenter frag2. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2001-1558. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Snort 1.8.0/1.8.1/1.8.2. This affects some unknown processing of the component IP Defragmenter frag2. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unknown vulnerability in IP defragmenter (frag2) in Snort before 1.8.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash).

The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2001 (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-1558 since 07/14/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.8.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Snort 1.8.3

Timelineinfo

12/31/2001 🔍
12/31/2001 +0 days 🔍
07/14/2005 +1291 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +3284 days 🔍
06/05/2018 +1425 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-1558 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-1558
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17877

Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 13:32
Updated: 06/05/2018 11:21
Changes: 07/11/2014 13:32 (46), 06/05/2018 11:21 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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